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21 Apr 2005 | Bureau model predicts El Nino event
The Bureau of Meteorology said its ocean and atmosphere model indicated that an El Nino event was developing, with sea temperatures rising in the Tasman Sea. ...... FULL STORY
19 Apr 2005 | Rain adequate for AACo
Australian Agricultural Company said it expected to increase output this year, and that only two of its 25 properties were affected by the dry conditions. ...... FULL STORY
15 Apr 2005 | Feds ease paperwork for drought relief
Federal and state agriculture ministers said they would simplify the process for the determinaiton of whether a farming region qualified for drought assistance. ...... FULL STORY
15 Apr 2005 | Farmers reluctant to cap basin bores
Fewer farmers are willing to cap their water bores throughout the Great Artesian Basin, potentially exacerbating the present decline in water pressure in many bores, and adding to fears that water is being consumed at an unsustainable rate. ...... FULL STORY
15 Apr 2005 | Murray River water storages dwindle
Water storages along the Murray River stood at around 3,800 gigalitres at the end of February, about 1,800 gigalitres below the average. ...... FULL STORY
14 Apr 2005 | El Nino predictions premature and unreliable
Warnings in the last week of an emerging El Nino weather event in Australia may be unreliable. ...... FULL STORY
14 Apr 2005 | Warrnambool dairy expands
Warrnambool Cheese & Butter said it would increase cheese production capacity at its plans in south-western Victoria by 50 per cent, to cater to the increased availability of milk supply in Victoria. ...... FULL STORY
13 Apr 2005 | El Nino pattern likely to develop by mid 2005
The University of Southern Queensland said the chance of an El Nino pattern developing in the Pacific Ocean in the middle of this year was now about 50 per cent, compared with 20 per cent in most years. ...... FULL STORY
11 Apr 2005 | Drought intensifies in southern Australia
The weather bureau has warned that rainfall deficiencies in north-western and central Australia were expanding and now extend across the continent in a band... ...... FULL STORY
6 Apr 2005 | Milk production slumps outside Victoria
Milk production in Australia fell in February to the lowest in seven months as dry conditions reduced supplies of cattle feed. ...... FULL STORY
6 Apr 2005 | Cash grants may replace interest rate subsidies for drought relief
The federal government is considering a change in the formula for drought relief. ...... FULL STORY
5 Apr 2005 | Storms savage potato production in WA’s south-west
Severe storms in the south of Western Australia killed more than 100,000 sheep and caused about $8 million in crop and stock losses. ...... FULL STORY
4 Apr 2005 | Wet season fails for central Queensland cane growers
Cane growers in central Queensland have endured the lowest rainfall on record in February and March. ...... FULL STORY
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